Himanta comes under fire from 2 key BJP allies after Assam assembly scraps namaz break
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is facing flak from key allies of the BJP after the state assembly discontinued its two-hour Friday break for Muslim MLAs to offer namaz.
The Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) and Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) — which are part of the Narendra Modi-led central government — have questioned the decision, with the former calling it “interference in religious matters”, putting the BJP in a tight spot once again. Opposing the Assam government’s move, senior JD(U) leader K. C. Tyagi said the Preamble of the Constitution clearly states that everyone has a right to follow their religion and traditions, and the makers of the Constitution drafted it keeping the country’s diversity in mind.
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